The relationship between ambient neighborhood noise exposure and sleep parameters among Black adults living in the Miami metropolitan area.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Black individuals in the US are burdened by sleep health disparities compared to non-Hispanic White individuals. Neighborhood factors could contribute and provide insights into these disparities. This investigation examined associations between environmental noise and sleep parameters among Black adults to deepen the understanding of sleep disparities.

Methods

Participant sleep parameters were recorded at-home for seven nights using cardiopulmonary coupling-based SleepImage Ring. Soundscores^™ derived from HowLoud were used as a proxy for neighborhood noise. Score are noise estimates based on traffic models and local factors. Participants on average lived in slightly noisy neighborhoods (soundscore M = 70.8). Linear regressions were conducted to as

SUBMITTER: Coppello M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12818913 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature